Speaking of California…

The Bus Riders Union seeks to promote environmentally sustainable public transportation for the entire population of Los Angeles, on the premise that affordable, efficient, and environmentally sound mass transit is a human right.

They clearly recognize both the environmental and social-justice benefits of public transit, which is rare; most transit advocates seem to focus on one or the other. (Of course, there are also urban-planning and public-health benefits, which you could argue fit into one of the above categories. I like to call them out. But I digress.)

LA’s Bus Riders Union must be doing something right, because they managed to attract the attention of an Oscar-winning filmmaker. Apparently, in 1999, Haskell Wexler directed a documentary about the organization, which I have yet to get my hands on. I’ll report back as soon as I do.